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Railroad Bridge
A railroad bridge over a river. Possible an Illinois Central Railroad bridge.
Railroad Bridge
A railroad bridge over the Rock River, possibly for the Illinois Central Railroad. View of the Rock River from Bremer Street.
Chicago Northwestern Railroad Steam Engine
Rockford; Chicago Northwestern Railroad Class R-1 steam locomotive #1146 Whyte system 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler, (4 wheel pilot truck, 6 drivers, no trailing truck) The building behind the engine is the C&NW, Rockford Engine House or Roundhouse.
Interurban Car Barn
Rockford Interurban and Railway Company car barn with trolleys and a maintenance car sitting on the tracks.
Chicago, Rockford Northern Railroad
First train on the Chicago, Rockford, Northern Railroad that later became CB&Q. During the 1860s and 1870s prominent Rockford citizens worked to bring new railroad companies to Rockford to break the monopoly of the Galena and Chicago Union. A…
Building Track for the Illinois Central Railroad
Building tracks for the Illinois Central Railroad.
Building Track for the Illinois Central Railroad
Building tracks for the Illinois Central Railroad.
Illinois Central Track Building
Men building tracks for the Illinois Central Railroad at the viaduct on South Winnebago Street. The house at right is facing South Winnebago Street on property adjacent to Robert Tinker's cottage.
Illinois Central Train Wreck
Train wreck in Illinois Central railroad yards. A car carrying corn kernels is split open.
Rockford and Interurban Railway Car # 717
Rockford and Interurban Railway car number 717.
Chicago and Northwestern passenger Depot
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad passenger depot located at Main and Cedar Streets. There were two Chicago & Northwestern passenger depots located on Rockford's west side and two depots on Rockford's east side. These depots were at Fourth Avenue ad…
Shriners Riding the Rockford and Interurban Railway
Shriners on a Rockford and Interurban Railway Company streetcar, number 115. The streetcar is near the Rockford Bill Posting Company, located at 115 North Main Street in Rockford. Railcar number 115 was smaller than most of the cars, seeing less…
Trolley Car After a Fire
Photo of trolley after a fire.
Rockford and Interurban Rail Car
Rockford and Interurban Railway Company car crossing a bridge.
Rockford and Interurban Railway Car #603
Rockford and Interurban Railway Company, car number 603, labelled "Harlem". The tracks are on a dirt road. The interurban company provided transportation for 600,000 people annually to Belvidere, Beloit, Janesville and Freeport. Interurban service…
Harlem Village Train Wreck
Harlem Village train wreck. About ten trains per day served Harlem Village by transporting mail, freight and passengers. Train service ended May 3, 1937. The woman at left may be Erma Taylor. The Taylor family were farmers and founders of Harlem…
East State Street Trolley Tracks
Trolley tracks on East State Street, near 9th Street, for the Rockford and Interurban Railway Company. Rockford Street Railway began operation in 1880 with horse pulled cars, changing to electricity in the early 1890s. The company expanded its city…
World War I Soldiers on a Train
Four soldiers in uniform looking out train windows.
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Wreck
A black and white photo of Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad wreck with engine whistle facing ground and train car with "Chicago Milwaukee" on side. There is a large circular, metal lid in foreground.
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Wreck
A black and white photo of Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad wreck with train engine and crane lifting up pieces from wreck. People, particularly women in light-colored dresses, are pictured in foreground. Train engine is facing upright.
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Wreck
A black and white photo of Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad wreck with engine being lifted by crane, surrounded by people. Woman in bottom right is facing the camera.
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Wreck
A black and white photo of Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad wreck with upright train on tracks next to wrecked train, along with a crane and wooden boards for wreck removal.
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Wreck
A black and white photo of Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad wreck with train lying next to tracks and railroad car wooden boards visibly damaged, surrounded by people. Man in overalls pictured at bottom-right part of photo.
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Wreck
A black and white photo of Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad wreck with men standing on flipped railroad cars, women and children standing in white clothing with umbrellas.
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Wreck
A black and white photo of Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad wreck with people standing around flipped railroad cars and metal bars surrounding the wreck. A man is standing inside the left-most overturned train car.
Illinois Central Railroad Depot Park, Rockford, Illinois
A colorized graphic of Illinois Central Railroad Park with floral park and trees as well as tracks, platform, and station building in background.
Scene at Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Rockford, Illinois
A colorized graphic of Illinois Central Railroad Park with bridge, trees, rock quarry/water revine, and platform in background.
Illinois Central Railroad Park, Rockford, Illinois
A colorized graphic of Illinois Central Railroad Depot with floral park and trees as well as the tracks, platform, and station building in background.
Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Rockford, Illinois
A colorized graphic of Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Rockford, Illinois with green train in station, park and standing water with reflection of train station.
Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Rockford, Illinois
A black and white photo of Illinois Central Railroad Depot with view of tracks, park paths, and power lines.
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot, Rockford, Illinois
A colorized graphic of Central and Northwestern Railroad Depot station with "Passenger Station" pedway, dirt road, power lines, and "American" factory in background.
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot, Rockford, Illinois
A colorized graphic of Central and Northwestern Railroad Depot station with dirt road and two open-top automobiles.